INCUBATING w/FRIENDS! w/Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs No problem!

[Jessimom]

Yeah but they are already pipping and i need to open it to raise humidity.

Can you add water through a vent hole? If you do open to add, add hot water, or rather very warm.

 

[lozerface79]

Can you add water through a vent hole? If you do open to add, add hot water, or rather very warm.

I did this and didnt lose any heat! Im so excited rn

 

[Phage]

Also, im not going to do anything without getting the go ahead from you guys but im running it at 30 humidity. Can i raise it to 60? I dont want to harm the chicks by opening the bator. Is it safe to do?

For hatching it really should be higher like 60% to keep the membranes moist and soft.

The more you open the bator the more humidity will be lost. However if you need to open the bator to add water it is best done earlier than later. So if you are going to open it at some time, now is probably the best time before anything has externally pipped.
If you have some plastic tubing like the air tubing used for fish tanks maybe you can thread that through a ventilation hole, so that you can top up the water in the bator without opening the top.

Good luck!!

 

[gotro17]

Lockdown for me! I set 12 hours early (on the 4th)... We will be away on Easter.
1 Cream Legbar
1 Olive Egger
1 Lavender Cochin
1 possible barred rock/lav orp cross
10 blue laced red wyandottes
10 lavender Orpingtons

 

[LocalYokel]

Lockdown for me! I set 12 hours early (on the 4th)... We will be away on Easter.
1 Cream Legbar
1 Olive Egger
1 Lavender Cochin
1 possible barred rock/lav orp cross
10 blue laced red wyandottes
10 lavender Orpingtons

 

[shahtir101]

Thanks for the birthday wishes guys!

 

[BantyChooks]

Thanks for the birthday wishes guys!

 

[shahtir101]

Thanks!

 

[lozerface79]

I HEARD CHEEPING

 

[lozerface79]

So should i mix electrolytes with the chicks water?